| LATHI | Wooden or bamboo stick used as a weapon in India, especially by the police |
| STAKEOUT | Surveillance of an area, building or person, especially by the police (8) |
| KNOBKIERIE | A short stick used as a weapon by indigenous South Africans (10) |
| CODENAMES | Words used to identify classified plans, operations etc, especially by the armed forces or police (4,5) |
| CUDGEL | Possibly derived from the German word "kugel", for ball, what is a short thin stick used as a weapon? (6) |
| RICHARDSTRAUSS | Composer whose "sunrise" accompanied hominid use of a bone as a weapon in 2001: A Space Odyssey |
| KNOBKERRIE | Stick traditionally used as a weapon in South Africa (10) |
| CANE | Length of rattan or wicker for outdoor or orangery furniture; bamboo stick for supporting tomato/bean vines; or, the woody stem of a raspberry plant (4) |
| GALLEON | Large lateen-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts, used especially by the Spanish between the 15th and 18th centuries (7) |
| FAN | Type of basket formerly used for winnowing grain; or, a hand-held cooling device with a paper, silk or bamboo concertina variety (3) |
| BACCHIC | Alternative name for the Greek god Dionysus, used especially by the Romans (7) |
| COSH | A short, heavy stick used as a weapon |
| MUSTARDGAS | Name commonly given to an organosulfur carcinogen widely used as a weapon in World War I (7,3) |
| RAJPUT | Member of the dominant Hindu military caste in northern India, especially Rajasthan and Saurashtra ( |
| BIREME | Galley with two banks of oars used especially by the ancient Greeks and Phoenicians (6) |
| SCYTALE | Method of cipher writing used especially by the Spartans (7) |
| CLAVE | Wooden stick used as a percussion instrument |
| CLUB | Heavy stick used as a weapon (4) |
| HOE | Tool you can use as a weapon in "Elder Scrolls" |
| SPEARMINT | Flavouring as a weapon, in pristine condition (9) |
